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The Middle Ages: Seljuks

Brief survey of the impact of the Seljuks, as guardians of the declining Abbasid caliphate, building an empire centered in Baghdad, and helping to prevent the Fatimids of Egypt from making Shiite Islam dominant.

Submitted in section: Religion & Spirituality: Islam: History: Dynasties and Empires: Seljuk: The Middle Ages: Seljuks